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How we are helping to address the DPP shortage

Pharmacist Ruhina Kassam explains why she set up DPP Connect to match trainee independent prescribers with designated prescribing practitioners, and how her business could help the NHS in the future.…

Published: 24 February 2025

Feature

Disagreement and conflict in teams

This episode of The PJ Pod explores common causes of conflict in the pharmacy workplace and outlines how staff members and managers can avoid or resolve conflict scenarios.…

Published: 20 February 2025

Opinion

How an MPharm placement in social care is preparing students for real-world roles

Pharmacist educators in Manchester explain the value brought to students by a residential nursing home placement within the MPharm programme.…

Published: 20 February 2025

News

Hitting Pharmacy First thresholds is ‘challenging’, despite concessions, says CPE

Community Pharmacy England subcommittee board papers said monthly Pharmacy First threshold payments were being discussed in the ongoing contract negotiations.…

Published: 19 February 2025

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More than half of pharmacy staff struggle with mental health over medicines shortages, reveals survey

Respondents to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Workforce Wellbeing Survey also cited inadequate staffing, lack of work–life balance and increased financial pressures as factors that negatively impact their mental health.…

Published: 18 February 2025

Opinion

The pharmacy regulator needs to fix its fitness-to-practise delays before asking for more cash

This month, our health policy columnist sets out why the General Pharmaceutical Council’s ‘Oliver Twist’ act over professional fees is out of step.…

Published: 17 February 2025

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Campaign to give NHS pharmacists mandated protected learning time launched by the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists

The campaign is calling for pharmacists working in the NHS to have a minimum of 10% of their contracted hours protected for supporting professional activities.…

Published: 12 February 2025

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Antidepressant use associated with increased hospitalisation in treatment of bipolar disorder, research suggests

Of the specific monotherapies analysed, only lithium was associated with lower depression-related hospitalisation risk.…

Published: 11 February 2025

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Clinical pharmacists in GP practices improve quality of prescribing, study suggests

The implementation of clinical pharmacists in GP practices leads to significant reductions in the total costs of medicines, the total number of opioid prescriptions and the average quantity of anxiolytics per 1,000 patients, study results show.…

Published: 7 February 2025

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Inhaler return to pharmacies part of updated NHS ‘Green plan guidance’

The updated guidance encourages trusts and other NHS organisations to renew their sustainability plans for the next three-year cycle in order to help achieve NHS net zero carbon emissions.…

Published: 5 February 2025